The Meticulous Mom

Mothers are said to be the most powerful consumers of all time, that’s according to market researches and studies. That is why many big businesses of today are taking the opportunity to recognize the decision-making power of mothers as far as buying is concerned, appreciate the time they put into selecting a product or a service, and understand what affects a Mom’s purchasing behavior.

Every once in a while, this Blog will solicit among Mommy Bloggers of their latest product finds, consumer product reviews or simply just about anything that has to do with the Mother’s buying adventures and misadventures.  We wouldn’t want to be fooled by false marketing gimmicks and caught unaware of the consequences we’re about to face after pouring hard-earned money into a product or service, don’t we?

By sharing each others’ rich purchasing experiences, we Moms empower one another to be wiser, more clever and a more meticulous consumer.

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For our first round of sharing, we wished to know your good find/ best buy in the Supermarket/Grocery this week which are intended for your kid/s’ use. No limitations on the type of products. It can either be food, or clothes, or hygiene products, among others.  It would be good to have a photo of the product in the post, plus the reason/s why you considered it a good find/best buy.

Kindly comment in this post or leave a ping or trackback to notify me of your published post.  The final round-up will be posted Friday.  Thanks in advance for participating.

(Photo courtersy of http://www.cartoonstock.com)

My son have become a very picky eater lately.  And though he’s still within the normal weight range for his age, I can’t help but worry he’s not getting balanced nutrition.  That is why when he failed to eat well during major meals, I always insist he eats a healthy snack in between meals.

A healthy snack that works for my son is cereals, Nestle’s Honey Stars to be more specific. A 20-gram pack of this cereal mixed with a little of fresh milk is just as enough to fill his hungry tummy.  Nico never fails to finish a small bowl every time he is served this snack, making me one happy Mommy.

But that’s not just what I love about Honey Stars and some selected Nestle products. I love it too that many of Nestle’s products already bear the Halal seal. Read the rest of this entry »

I was jumping in joy at one night Nico drank his glass of milk straight without any sign of resistance.  I thought I can already say: Thank goodness, finally! Not too fast. I think I spoke too soon.  That was just one of those very rare days the Little Boy does that.

He simply is testing my patience, making the drinking of milk from a glass an ordeal.  Hay, susme! My acne breakouts are increasing by the day just convincing him to drink from a glass.  And I told myself, this can’t be happening forever, or I’ll give up.  I was kinda desperate and even considered getting back to the bottle. What silly idea! But that’s because I’ve tried anything and every trick there is to make the drinking session a little harmonious but I haven’t had any luck yet.  Until one fine weekend, my Little Boy was watching his fave shows on Nick, I saw this advertisement where it was shown the kids are enjoying their milk with the use of a special straw—the Sippah straw, the fun way to drink milk!

I stored in mind what it looked like and promised myself I’ll go look for it when we do the groceries.  And I was successful in finding the product. It was located in the racks near the growing milk products. To my excitement, I didn’t looked at the nutritional facts, and gave it a go.  I bought a couple of boxes, (the chocolate flavored one) and immediately by the minute we’re home, I tried it with Nico.  And the result: Read the rest of this entry »